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Ibrahim BAYRAM
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) SELEUCİA PİERİA's Nebi Özinan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hadi Yılkan got free with Raşit Sarper in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Özgün Umurbey hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Hadi Yılkan struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Raşit Sarper didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 51Niğde. With his leg Raşit Sarper managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when 51Niğde's Hadi Yılkan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sezer Açıkgöz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Raşit Sarper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hadi Yılkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raşit Sarper came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by 51Niğde's Sezer Açıkgöz. But to his dismay, Sezer Açıkgöz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The supporters of 51Niğde booed when SELEUCİA PİERİA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sermet Taner didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sezer Açıkgöz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Hadi Yılkan managed to get in a good position for a shot. 51Niğde's supporters rose to their feet, but Hadi Yılkan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raşit Sarper breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute, Buğrahan Ekşioğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 30 minutes, Hacı Ali Mengüer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 51Niğde and the SELEUCİA PİERİA players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SELEUCİA PİERİA booed when 51Niğde was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Burhanettin Yörük didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sezer Açıkgöz came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the 51Niğde fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sezer Açıkgöz couldn't finish the play. Hacı Ali Mengüer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. SELEUCİA PİERİA's Raşit Sarper proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save SELEUCİA PİERİA from getting a goal against them. After having played for 43 minutes, Hadi Yılkan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 51Niğde's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hadi Yılkan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hadi Yılkan got free with Raşit Sarper in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sezer Açıkgöz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Hadi Yılkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sezer Açıkgöz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nebi Özinan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Güvenç Boz got free with Kerim Kilic in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of 51Niğde booed when SELEUCİA PİERİA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yenal Tura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hadi Yılkan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Raşit Sarper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 78 played minutes SELEUCİA PİERİA got a freekick which was hit by Buğrahan Ekşioğlu. Hadi Yılkan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Raşit Sarper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Özgün Umurbey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerim Kilic having to interfere. Nebi Özinan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kerim Kilic having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Hadi Yılkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raşit Sarper was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. 51Niğde's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.